Name: Pear and strawberry crumble pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 sheet reduced-fat shortcrust pastry, thawed; 6 green-skinned pears, peeled, seeded, thickly sliced; 250 gram strawberries, halved or quartered if large; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/3 cup wholemeal plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger or cinnamon; 40 gram reduced-fat dairy spread (40% fat); 1/3 cup rolled oats; 2 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar

Pear and strawberry crumble pie

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Serves 6

Prep

30M

Cook

30M

Total

Ingredients

1 sheet reduced-fat shortcrust pastry, thawed

6 green-skinned pears, peeled, seeded, thickly sliced

250 gram strawberries, halved or quartered if large

1 tablespoon honey

1/3 cup wholemeal plain flour

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger or cinnamon

40 gram reduced-fat dairy spread (40% fat)

1/3 cup rolled oats

2 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced.

2.Line a 23cm pie dish with pastry; trim edge. Fill in any gaps along edge with scraps of pastry; trim. Using your thumb and finger, crimp the edge decoratively. Prick pastry lightly all over with a fork.

3.Place dish on a baking tray. Bake pastry for 12 minutes or until golden. Cool.

4.Combine pear and 1 tablespoon water in a saucepan; cover. Cook over moderate heat for 3 minutes or until pear is almost tender.

5.Add strawberry; cover. Cook for 1 minute or until just softened. Stir in honey.

6.Transfer fruit to a colander over a bowl to collect juices for serving. Cool.

7.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced.

8.Place flour and ginger in a bowl. Rub in dairy spread until crumbly, then stir in oats and sugar.

9.Place drained fruit in pastry case; sprinkle with crumble mixture. Cover pastry edge with a strip of foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake for 12 minutes or until crumble is golden.

10.Serve with reserved juice.

Pear cooking time depends on how ripe they are. Rinse a spoon under water before measuring honey, so the honey won’t stick.
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